May 8th, 2020: Miranda Metz is a 2020 recipient of the Undergraduate Student Leadership Award in Global Health from the Duke Global Health Institute. This award recognized graduating students from the undergraduate global health major who excelled in the classroom and in fieldwork. The awarded recipients demonstrated a strong commitment to global health and health equity through extracurricular activities and leadership.

Miranda has been an important undergraduate team member for the Madagascar Health and Conservation team. She conducted more than 250 household surveys, designed and led focus groups, and supported health data collection in past Bass Connection trips. Congratulations, Miranda!

Read more about the 2020 Undergraduate Student Leadership Award in Global Health from the Duke Global Health Institute here.

April 15, 2019: “Truly Phenomenal” Doctoral Student and “Unparalleled” Postdoc Honored for Outstanding Mentorship

Postdoctoral student, James Herrera, was recognized for the vital role he plays in mentoring and leading students on Bass Connections teams. To read more about Dr. Herrera and his contributions to the team, please click here.

May 1st, 2019: Meet the 2019 Recipients of Bass Connections Student Research Awards

Master’s student, Courtni France, receives a 2019 Bass Connections Student Research Award. Her project will focus on how sustainable vanilla certification programs, which offer health insurance benefits to farmers, may reduce burdens related to access of healthcare and promote sustainable agriculture. Read more about Cournti’s project here.

April 3rd, 2019: Two Months in Madagascar Studying the Ecology of Infectious Diseases

Three of our undergraduate team members, Ryan Fitzgerald, Ajilé Owens,   and Lisa Regula, reflect on their time conducting research in Madagascar. They share their biggest challenges and favorites moments they experienced while being members of our team. Please check it out here.

November 12, 2018: Mammals, Diseases, and the Human Dimension: Collaborative Research in Madagascar

Dr. James Herrera writes about his experience of successfully leading the Summer 2018 Bass Connections project  in Madagascar, along with his co-leaders Dr. Charles Nunn and Dr. Randall Kramer. The project investigated infectious diseases of native small mammals and how disease transmission relates to species dynamics. Read about the successful trip here.

September 2017: Lydia Greene

Lydia Greene recounts about her experience on the Summer 2016-2017 team and how it impacted her as a Researcher. Check out her story here.

September 2017: Tommy Klug

Tommy Klug recounts his experience with the Madagascar Bass Connections on the 2016-2017 and how it led him to work for the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI). Check out the article here.

October 16th, 2018: Student Research Makes the Case for Improved Cookstoves

Duke Bass Connections featured an article about our student team member, Tommy Klug, and his Bass Connections trip. Klug was a member of the 2016-2017 Madagascar Health and Conservation Team where he contributed to our research on cookstoves and air pollution in Mandena, Madagascar. Check it out here.